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词汇 Boxing Day
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Definition of Boxing Day in English:

Boxing Day

noun
British
  • A public holiday celebrated on the first day (strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas Day.

    节礼日(部分英联邦国家的法定假日,在圣诞节的次日,如遇周末则往后推迟一日)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On Boxing Day 2002, police discovered a car in Hackney that was linked to a shooting.
    • From Boxing Day onwards, the music of the past 10 years has a crucial role to play.
    • And Boxing Day saw the start of a concerted attempt to kill the story by discrediting us.
    • The shop I work in is closing Christmas Day and Boxing Day then re-opens it's doors on the Monday.
    • I just kept thinking about all my friends and family celebrating Boxing Day.
    • On Boxing Day, she and her family were swept by the force of the waves into a deep lagoon.
    • When I was a child Boxing Day was my favourite Day of the Christmas Holidays.
    • On Boxing Day he was safe from the waves that reduced his home to a salty pile of debris.
    • It is claimed that some have not had a day off since Boxing Day and that they are worried at the lack of training they have received.
    • On Boxing Day they were travelling on a bus from Ham Ban Tota around the coast to have lunch in Galle.
    • Christmas and Boxing Day have come and gone, and everything was really lovely.
    • All three sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
    • In the meantime, have a great Yuletide starting with a bookie-bashing Boxing Day.
    • On Boxing Day night the street was likely to be almost deserted, but there was at least one other taxi at the rank.
    • There will be no services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and trains will start later than usual on Tuesday.
    • On Boxing Day she flies to China with some of the top young players to gain experience training with the best in the world.
    • On Boxing Day, the poor did receive money from their masters but in hollow clay pots with a slit in the top.
    • Before Boxing Day last year, the coastal towns and villages of Sri Lanka had vibrant communities.
    • After the hectic run-up to Christmas, Boxing Day is traditionally a day to relax.
    • It was expected to be even busier today - the official Boxing Day bank holiday.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the custom of giving tradespeople a Christmas box on this day.

Definition of Boxing Day in US English:

Boxing Day

nounˈbäksiNG ˌdāˈbɑksɪŋ ˌdeɪ
British
  • (in parts of the British Commonwealth) a public holiday celebrated on the first day (strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas Day.

    节礼日(部分英联邦国家的法定假日,在圣诞节的次日,如遇周末则往后推迟一日)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is claimed that some have not had a day off since Boxing Day and that they are worried at the lack of training they have received.
    • On Boxing Day 2002, police discovered a car in Hackney that was linked to a shooting.
    • I just kept thinking about all my friends and family celebrating Boxing Day.
    • On Boxing Day she flies to China with some of the top young players to gain experience training with the best in the world.
    • There will be no services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and trains will start later than usual on Tuesday.
    • Christmas and Boxing Day have come and gone, and everything was really lovely.
    • In the meantime, have a great Yuletide starting with a bookie-bashing Boxing Day.
    • When I was a child Boxing Day was my favourite Day of the Christmas Holidays.
    • On Boxing Day he was safe from the waves that reduced his home to a salty pile of debris.
    • All three sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
    • Before Boxing Day last year, the coastal towns and villages of Sri Lanka had vibrant communities.
    • On Boxing Day night the street was likely to be almost deserted, but there was at least one other taxi at the rank.
    • On Boxing Day, she and her family were swept by the force of the waves into a deep lagoon.
    • On Boxing Day, the poor did receive money from their masters but in hollow clay pots with a slit in the top.
    • From Boxing Day onwards, the music of the past 10 years has a crucial role to play.
    • On Boxing Day they were travelling on a bus from Ham Ban Tota around the coast to have lunch in Galle.
    • It was expected to be even busier today - the official Boxing Day bank holiday.
    • After the hectic run-up to Christmas, Boxing Day is traditionally a day to relax.
    • And Boxing Day saw the start of a concerted attempt to kill the story by discrediting us.
    • The shop I work in is closing Christmas Day and Boxing Day then re-opens it's doors on the Monday.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the custom of giving tradespeople a Christmas box on this day.

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